पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 27, 2109 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.21 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अमी हि त्वां सुरसङ्घा विशन्ति

केचिद्भीताः प्राञ्जलयो गृणन्ति।

स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा महर्षिसिद्धसङ्घाः

स्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः।।11.21।।
"11.21 The troops of celestial beings enter into Thee, some invoking Thee in fear, with folded palms; the Great Seers and Adepts sing hymns to Thy Glory, saying All Hail.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2166 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 2031 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1516
Malayalam Era: 1285
Nanakshahi: 640
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra282.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha302.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.50°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra311.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani279.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:11
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:24 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5210
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902948.27
Julian Day2491413.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3778°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.92°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (25.3778°), declination -8.45°, EoT -13.39 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2109-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)